Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
If there are electricity suppliers that have an element of renewables, which may cost less to generate, surely that should be factored into the price charged to the end consumer rather than having a false narrative in terms of benchmarking that price, which may not reflect the reality of how the electricity is being generated. There may be a renewable element to the electricity generation. It is an issue that has come up. Has the Minister considered it? It may be worth examining it in the context of reducing the cost for the end consumer. It is technical in nature but, nevertheless, it may have significant import in terms of price reductions for the end consumer.
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